The American Certified Tourism Professional (ACTP®)

Tourism is one of the world’s leading industries and a major economic development tool, and as such, security (crime and terrorism) has a major impact on the tourism and event-oriented economies.Tourists today demand safety and security by well-trained professionals. The hospitality industry’s number one job is to protect its guests. If it fails in this regard, all else become irrelevant. This certification also provide students with a thorough overview of the tourism and hospitality industry along with the critical management principles that underlie the smooth operation of these operations.

Tourism and Hospitality represent broad subject areas.

The American Certified Tourism Professional (ACTP®) certification shows future employers that you have the practical knowledge, insights, and professional expertise to understand factors that impact how people spend their leisure time.

The certification explores how to better support and develop opportunities for recreation and tourism that benefit the economy and environment as well as the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of people and communities.

This certification is a pre-requisite for ACTM® which is the standard certification for Managers in Tourism Profession.

About the Exam

The American Certified Tourism Professional (ACTP®) certification provides assessment in the areas of Hospitality, tourism management and marketing, Destination marketing and management, Sustainable tourism, Tourism and environment, Tourism planning and regional development, Entrepreneurship in Tourism and Hospitality

The ACTP® certification will certify in the following objectives

To be able to recognize and address tourist related security and safety concerns and thus increase business

• Describe the hospitality industry, operations, and management concepts.
• Explain the interrelationships of the hotel, restaurant, event, and travel professions.
• Analyze current trends in the hospitality industry.
• Compare and contrast the various segments, players, and people of the industry.
• To have skills of thinking why tourism is a vital sector within economy.
• To analysis the socio- cultural and environmental impacts of tourism.
• To analysis the demand – supply of tourism.

The ACTP® tests basic knowledge of tourism and hospitality industry, descriptions of types of hotels, structures, classifications, etc. It also introduces and explains the importance of tourism, explaining the effects of supply and demand on the economy, culture, and the environment